Urban Screens conference / 23-24 september / Amsterdam

-------------------------------URBAN SCREENS 2005 is an international conference ranging from criticaltheory to project experiences by researchers and practitioners in the fieldof Art, Architecture, Urban Studies and Digital Culture.

It addresses the growing infrastructure of large digital moving displays,that increasingly influence the visual sphere of our public spaces.

It will investigate how the currently dominating commercial use of thesescreens can be broadened and culturally curated.

Can these screens become a tool to contribute to a lively urban society,involving its audience interactively?

We will explore especially the following issues: "Shaping the UrbanMediascapes", "Addressing the social value and civic culture", "Experiencesfrom practical case studies concerning content production"